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Rep. Bucshon Announces Winners of Congressional App Challenge

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) announced the winners of 2023 Congressional App Challenge for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District. The Congressional App Challenge is a competition designed to engage students from across the country in computer science and coding. More than ever before, Science, Technology, Engineering…

Mitchell sponsors National School Choice Week resolution

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U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI) on Jan. 27 unveiled a resolution that expressed support for the designation of the week of Jan. 26 through Feb. 1, 2020 as National School Choice Week. “It is important we continue to work together to empower families with educational options they need to prepare students for future success,” said Rep. Mitchell, who serves as co-chair of the Congressional…

Congressman Bucshon stops in Evansville

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 By Jared Goffinet | January 23, 2020 at 5:45 PM CST - Updated January 23 at 6:19 PM EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Congressman Larry Bucshon made several stops in the Tri-State on Thursday. We caught up with him on a visit to Holly’s House. Bucshon says visits like these are helpful when he’s making policies to help children affected by these crimes. We also asked him about…

Dr. Bucshon Announces Head Start Grant for Hamilton Center

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(Washington, D.C.) – The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start program announced a new round of grants for program centers across the nation including more than $1 million for the Hamilton Center in Terre Haute, IN. “I am pleased to announce that the Hamilton Center in Terre Haute will be receiving more than…

Dr. Bucshon Supports Bipartisan Solution to Promote Greater Student Financial Literacy, Help Address the Burden of Student Debt

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after voting in support of the Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (H.R. 1635): “Today, we have a generation of students carrying a combined student loan dept of over $1.4 trillion. For…

LHS students complete Workplace Simulation Project

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Indiana District 8 Congressman Larry Bucshon said this is an important skill for students to have after graduating. “The future workforce is right here, in this gym, in Loogootee,” Bucshon said. “The tech industry and others need people. There are literally tens of thousands of job opportunities across the country and these are interesting things.”

Google teaches students coding basics

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Indiana 8th District Congressman Larry Bucshon was also in attendance and echoed what the company had to say about the importance of computer science. "Before you know it, these kids will be in college," said Bucshon, "and they have to make decisions about what they're going to study, and we need more people in stem fields."

Dr. Bucshon Honored as a 2018 ‘Innovator in Biotechnology’

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after being honored by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) for leadership as an Innovator in Biotechnology: The biotech and life science industry is an integral part of the U.S economy – creating high-skill, high-wage jobs that…